Soda Jerk Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 You 'eard.The greatest band on earth. Better than the Beatles and Fugazi, combined. I watched the Gigantic documentary, and it rekindled my relentless TMGB love affair. The kids albums are fucking great too. Especially Here Comes Science. It's not for kids. Kid's won't even get it. It's about Science, and Science is for grown ups.As gay and corny as it sounds, TMBG changed my life. 16 year old me was listening to grown men who wear shorts, prattling on about girls and skateboarding, as well as plethora of shite heavy metal. Then I borrowed Lincoln on tape from my friend who's taste in music I had never trusted, and thought it was a load of stupid wacky shite, which it was, but it was just incredible.Here you go, I made a playlist of wall-to-wall hits. Get it cranked;Spotify playlistJohn Henry is not on Spotify though, which is one of my favourite albums. They've got S/T and Lincoln on there now though, which are the two best, by miles.Go on. Tell me how great you think they are, and I'll agree. Don't like them? Dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 +1 for Here Come Science. Finding fossils is my aim, so I'm never in a rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Yeah, I've been wanting to do a band influenced by the likes of TMBG for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Elvis Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Love TMBG and been wanting to cover Birdhouse since I started in bands at 15! 17 years later, I'm still trying to cover it with someone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I always felt a bit sorry for person man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Triangle Man is a twat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Triangle alllways wins.I actually have flood in my car CD collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I always empathised with Triangle Man the most, that must say a lot about me.Or a little.I'm a twat.I got Lincoln ages ago, I like it. He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth and all that. One day I'll investigate further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 One of the greatest things that ever happened to me was when I was listening to Birdhouse in My Soul on CD in the car one day. I turned off the CD to put on the radio. Birdhouse in Your Soul was still playing. Pressed the button again assuming I hadn't turned the CD off, but I had, Birdhouse in Your Soul was in fact on the radio AT THE SAME FUCKING TIME.Clearly this was a sign. I just haven't worked out what it means yet, that was about 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 My wee bro liked them. I thought 'Birdhouse in Your Soul' was a pile of irritating novelty cack at the time and I'm pretty sure I haven't knowingly heard any other songs by them.Having said that, I was upstairs in O'Neills a couple of years ago and they played that song and I had a drunken boogie with my bro and others. I actually quite liked hearing it so I guess my feelings have mellowed.I don't really have any desire to go and buy anything by them to join in on this thread though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Birdhouse in Your Soul is one of the greatest records ever made. FACT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I liked their cover of Istanbull (not Constantinople) even though I didn't know it was a cover when I first heard it. It's like an American John Kettley is a Weather men. Well, maybe not really. Actually I've no idea why I wrote that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Birdhouse is a superb single. It blew the Flood LP quite out of proportion though, because it's not that great, by any stretch. - In comparison to the two albums surrounding it (Lincoln and Apollo 18) anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I like to play the drums. I think I'm getting good but I can handle criticism. I'll show you what I know and you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums. I'll leave the front unlocked cos I can't hear the doorbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I'll never sleep my way to the top. My alarm clock always wakes me right up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Birdhouse in Your Soul is one of the greatest records ever made. FACT.Quoted for truth. I played it in the Tunnels last week and it sounded stupendous through the big sound system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 You 'eard.The greatest band on earth. Better than the Beatles and Fugazi, combined. I watched the Gigantic documentary, and it rekindled my relentless TMGB love affair. The kids albums are fucking great too. Especially Here Comes Science. It's not for kids. Kid's won't even get it. It's about Science, and Science is for grown ups.As gay and corny as it sounds, TMBG changed my life. 16 year old me was listening to grown men who wear shorts, prattling on about girls and skateboarding, as well as plethora of shite heavy metal. Then I borrowed Lincoln on tape from my friend who's taste in music I had never trusted, and thought it was a load of stupid wacky shite, which it was, but it was just incredible.Here you go, I made a playlist of wall-to-wall hits. Get it cranked;Spotify playlistJohn Henry is not on Spotify though, which is one of my favourite albums. They've got S/T and Lincoln on there now though, which are the two best, by miles.Go on. Tell me how great you think they are, and I'll agree. Don't like them? Dick.I'm not listening to your playlist until you put Doctor Worm on it. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I wanted to put Dr Worm on there. Is it on Spotify? I couldn't find it! I wanted to put Meet James Ensor on there too.Meet James Ensor. Belgiums famous painter. Dig him up and shake his hand. Appreciate the man.Don't Let's Start is on there at least, which is the greatest song ever written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I thought 'Birdhouse in Your Soul' was a pile of irritating novelty cack at the timeI think the video helped that impression. They were just a bit too weird. That song however is musically and lyrically brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 The video was quite tame in comparison to their early live shows, often wearing oversized cardboard cutout heads and/or animal suits. Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head video is even worse. It's like the result you'd get from giving 2 children a video camera and a bathload of E-numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CR816 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 They're not bad. They can really grate sometimes, but sometimes they're really great. They pile on the nerdy 'lol songs about obscure historical facts' and tortured metaphors a little heavily, but they have some incredible singles when they want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Every song is great, and never bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathe Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I enjoyed that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 This thread has lead to me rocking Lincoln for the last couple days. Good work sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slew dem Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME NOW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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